"Synthetic steak" is actually "spliced ??minced meat", which means splicing small pieces of meat together with "meat glue". In terms of ingredients, it is also beef and can be considered "real". But steak in the "traditional sense" is cut from a whole piece of beef, and synthetic steak is different from it. In this sense, it can also be said that it is not a "real steak."

The difference between synthetic steak and steak

1. The feel is different. It is easy to pinch the reconstructed steak with your fingers, and the dents after finger pressure cannot be recovered immediately. In addition, the surface is slippery to the touch and sticky.

2. The reprocessing procedures are different. The number of bacteria inside the raw cut steak is not high, so it does not need to be heated until it is cooked, and it can be eaten "fifth to medium rare". Because reconstructed steaks are pre-marinated or reconstituted from minced meat and small pieces of meat, bacteria can easily breed inside, which may lead to a higher total number of bacteria in the product. They should be cooked until fully cooked before consumption.

3. The colors are different. The raw cut steak is bright and shiny, and the fat is white or milky yellow. The restructured steak is dark red and the fat is dull. Raw cut steak is a steak that is cut directly from the corresponding parts after the beef steak is acid-slaughtered. No chemical additives, edible glue, seasoning or conditioning are added. Synthetic steak is made by extruding and cutting minced beef cubes and adding carrageenan and other additives. At the same time, in order to enrich the taste of the beef, various seasonings and meat tenderizers are added.

So in comparison, you must choose the original cut steak. After all, synthetic steaks will add various additives, and the minced meat used is often of unknown origin, so the health of the steak is not guaranteed. What's more, what you eat when you eat steak is the taste of the beef itself, not the artificial taste after adding meat tenderizer.